1. Heskey? Sure he looked good and he’s had good spells before but what about poor Peter Crouch? Definitely, witn the propensity that England has to launch the ball skyward they need a target man.

2. Keep Walcott but don’t close the book on the other two.

3. It’s so ridiculously clear that Lampard isn’t good enough defensively to play in a midfield with Gerrard that I can’t imagine Capello going back to Sven and Steve’s mistake. Slot Gerrard in as option A. If he gets injured or has an extended streak of poor play then toss in Lampard. As for the holding role, IMO it’s Hargreaves or bust. Barry has done okay but he doesn’t have the experience that Owen does. Carrick is overrated.

Generally, I’d say that there’s no reason to change something that’s working, unless if it was an obvious fluke. That match probably doesn’t fall under that category. On the specifics:

1. It’d be interesting to see Rooney working with other target men, as Heskey has the small problem of his lack of goals. He’s also getting on a bit. While I’m not a fan of Crouch (he never seems to stay up front and actually use his height), he has decent results and might be better with a more competent manager. Ashton, as little as I know about him, is also interesting.

2. Go with Walcott a couple games. If he drops a bit, choose between them based on form.

3. Seems pretty clear Gerrard/Lampard doesn’t work. IIRC, Gerrard and Barry worked well together for a couple games, before McClaren reverted back to Lampard after things fell apart in Russia. I prefer Gerrard as the first guy in that attacking role, and I can’t say I have a preference between Hargreaves, Carrick and Barry. I’m also intrigued by the idea of Hargreaves playing with either of the other two, a la Italy with Gattuso and Pirlo, even if they aren’t really at the same quality level.